Isolation and molecular identification of a Serratia strain from domesticated tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) skin infectious site in Yunnan, China

Abstract

In this study, a Serratia strain from an infectious skin site of domesticated tree shrew was isolated and the main characterization of the isolate using a variety of genotypic and phenotypic criteria was determined. The strain was finally identified as Serratia grimesii on the basis of its small subunit ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene sequence.